Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: The three days capacity building programme for POs and Investigation Officers of Jammu Zone in collaboration with National Investigation Agency (NIA) commenced at Police Auditorium here today.
This training programme is in sequel to training programmes conducted by NIA earlier.
AK Choudhary Special DG Crime, J&K was the chief guest on the inaugural session.
DIG NIA in his inauguration speech thanked J&K Police for providing NIA with an opportunity to impart training to J&K Police officials and prosecutors.
While welcoming the officers from NIA and investigating officers, Special DG Crime, J&K said that investigation is the most important part of our work and stressed upon the officers to make optimum use of this opportunity to work on their investigation skills and update them. He expressed that this training programme would help in a big way in improving the quality of investigation.
The Additional Director General of Police Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh while addressing the session emphasized upon the importance of site inspection and collection of minute evidence from the place of occurrence and quoted an instance of unearthing of tunnel in the border areas of Kathua district where vital details evidence was not seized and scrutinized at the scene of crime.
ADGP threw light as to how speedy and result oriented investigation is conducted in a holistic manner. He said that this programme would help in improving our investigation proficiency. He stressed upon the officers to make full use of this opportunity so that the purpose of conducting the programme is achieved.
SP NIA Vishal Garg gave a brief introduction of NIA and its working and also highlighted some key points which would be focused during the three day programme.
Deputy Legal Advisor, Anand Maan also spoke in the inaugural function and highlighted the need of such programmes.
The vote of thanks was presented by AIG (Training/ Policy) PHQ JS Johar.
The programme is being organized by the AIG (Training/Policy) PHQ on behalf of J&K Police and about 138 investigators including gazetted officers of Jammu Zone Police are participating in this programme.